Former India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia on Friday urged Prime
Minister Narendra Modi to punish the people who had attacked a team of
healthcare workers in Indore and also pointed out the lack of testing
kits in Sikkim to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Two women doctors were
injured on Wednesday when a five-member team of health officials was
pelted with stones by a mob in Taatpatti Bakhal area, Indore, prompting
nationwide outrage. "I request @narendramodi to take strict action
against the attackers who struck the doctors on the frontlines of the
COVID-19 in Indore," Bhutia wrote in a letter in his twitter handle.

The
police on Thursday arrested seven persons for the alleged attack and
the district administration slapped the National Security Act (NSA) on
four of them.
Bhutia also said that the health care professionals
should be provided with required gears and equipment as they are most
vulnerable.
"Healthcare workers are especially to be appreciated
and looked after first, as they are most vulnerable to infection and
becoming the carrier," said the decorated striker, who has played 107
matches for India.
"They should be provided with proper PPE and
N95 masks all over India," added the veteran footballer, who had also
part of the group of over 40 athletes, who on Friday participated in
nearly an hour-long video call with the Prime Minister.
The 43-year-old from Sikkim also pointed out the lack of testing kits in Sikkim, North Bengal and North East.
"Testing
is so necessary to contain the spread. We need to screen everyone. The
lack of testing kits and PPE in Sikkim, North Bengal and North East is
alarming," he wrote.
"The Kalimpong corona positive case infused
how little prepared our doctors and hospitals are. The testing has to be
thoroughly done. The health care workers safety and proper hospital
equipment should be our primary concern in these desperate times."
More than 50 people have died in India with the total number of COVID-19 positive cases crossing 2,000.

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Former India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to punish the people who had attacked a team of healthcare workers in Indore and also pointed out the lack of testing kits in Sikkim to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.